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Hospital plans for retirement village A State-funded hospital may be built at the Peninsula Village retirement home if plans before Gosford Council proceed.

The council has unanimously approved a plan to close off Arras Av in Umina and offer the space for sale to Peninsula Village retirement home as a car park.

The council was told that the closure is part of a plan to build a State-funded hospital at the Village.

The un-named laneway between Arras Av and Rabaul Av adjacent to the southern side of Lone Pine Av will also be closed.

The closure is subject to the Village obtaining ownership of 10 houses facing Lone Pine Av and

Pozieres Av, serviced by the lane.

The price for the road and laneway will be determined by council's consulting real estate valuers and brought before council on April 9.

Prior to any road closure, Peninsula Village Ltd will be required to upgrade Lone Pine Av to cater for buses and install a pedestrian refuge at their own expense.

The plan was first put before the council's traffic committee in August 1995.

Mayor Cr Robert Bell said: "This is one of the few places on the Peninsula where most of the people catered for are pensioners."

Jonathan Reichard, Council agenda FS.047, March 27

One of the waterfront reserves which is to have a cycleway path.

Waterfront reserve cycleways approved Gosford Council has approved the proposed waterfront reserve cycleways for the Peninsula, renaming them "shared pathways".

Arras Av is to be closed off and sold to Peninsula Village

Save our suburbs Save our Suburbs will be holding a meeting on Saturday, April 13, at 4pm in the Woy Woy South Progress Hall, corner of Woy Woy Rd and Pier St. Two topics to be discussed, among others, are: What do Council and State Government's plans to change the 2(b) zoning on the Peninsula to 2(a) mean to

you? and Will the introduction of the State Government's "PlanFirst" change the zoning once again shortly after?

Everyone is welcome to express their views.

Fore further information, phone Bryan Ellis on 4342 2251.

Letter, April 4.

Before making its decision, the council was addressed by speakers from the public for and against the proposed pathways.

Those against were mainly concerned with environmental damage to the waterfront reserves which they claimed building the pathways would cause.

Those for the proposal cited reasons such as safety benefits of separating street traffic and recreational cyclists, particularly children.

Cr Lynne Bockholt said: "I've always been about supporting facilities for the Peninsula.

"I talk to a large number of people in the larger community, literally hundreds of people all say that they want these paths along the waterfront .

"It is an issue to the greater

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community. This is all of our public land, not just the residents' in the immediate area," Cr Bockholt said.

Cr Tony Sansom said: "Every speaker here tonight spoke in favour of cycleways, only the location was an issue.

"The word 'cycleways' should be removed and 'shared pathways' should be what they are called.

"No-one wants to destroy significant trees, or build a path where it'll go underwater, but there does need to be pathways," Cr Sansom said.

Cr Craig Doyle said: "Children and cars don't mix.

"I would support anything that would get kids on bikes off the road, away from the traffic flow."

Cr Debra Wales said: "I agree the reserves need to be upgraded so aged and disabled people have better access.

"We need open passive spaces to make a balance.

"This will no longer be a passive open space, very different from what we see

today," Cr Wales said.

Cr Chris Holstein and Cr Daniel Cook both pointed out that, in the past, council cycleways have been successful projects and that those opposed to this project should not be scared of the unknown.

The council decided to

support, in principle, the concept of shared pathways around waterfront areas in Saratoga, Davistown, as well as Woy Woy and Ettalong.

It also resolved that a report be brought back to the council about priorities and costs of the various sections, including the costs of alternative routes through the W oy Woy waterfront section.

Jonathan Reichard, Council agenda SF.013, March 26

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Such a community building, together with the new theatre opened simultaneously, not only provides great facilities for the Peninsula community but also lends prestige to the area as well as recognition by local government of the importance of the area.

The building committee that developed and oversaw the construction of this complex under difficult circumstances and a limited budget, should be congratulated on their work and the many hours put in voluntarily for the benefit of the community.

We now have somewhere that we can be proud of and hold up as an example of the growth, maturity and development of our community.

Hopefully, the buildings will be well used and given the treatment that they deserve by all members of the community.

By showing that we can maintain such buildings in pristine condition, we will be sending out the message that the Peninsula has indeed changed for the better, Cec Bucello, Manager

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An example of this could be local Australia Day activities or even fetes on the Peninsula.

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Ferrymaster's heritage site LEP is to proceed G osf ord Council w ill proceed with a Local Environment Plan (LEP) to protect heritage items at the former site of the Ferrymaster's Cottage at Wagstaffe.

The LEP was brought to a halt last year when the owners of the site demolished the cottage, at the end of the LEP's public exhibition period.

The council instigated legal action against the owner for illegal demolition and the matter is still before the courts.

The LEP originally included the cottage, a jetty, a boatshed, two Norfolk Island pine trees and the lot itself.

The council last week decided to list the boathouse and the two trees as heritage items.

The council was told that a jetty at the site did have heritage value because of its association with the Ferrymaster's site.

However, as the jetty abutted private land, the council Heritage Committee did not recommend retaining or restoring it as it was felt there would be no public benefit.

The council was told that the owner of the land intended to demolish the jetty and build a new one.

However if the council won the court case regarding the cottage demolition, the owner may not be permitted to develop the site for 10 years.

Council officers stated in a report to council: "The boatshed and Norfolk Island pines are the only items left on the site that have any significant heritage value and which could be retained and addressed in a LEP." Council agenda EP.012, April 2

The Ferrymaster's cottage at Wagstaffe shortly before it was demolished last year

Management review submissions sought The public has just until this Friday, April 12, to make submissions about Gosford Council's management structure review.

The review was conducted on the recommendation of the KPMG Management Structure Audit, adopted last June.

Among the recommendations of the review are that a manager of strategic planning not be appointed, that "community consultation be removed and replaced with economic

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development" and that "no additional" social planning positions be moved to the environmental planning directorate.

The review sees a fifth assessment team be created within the development and health directorate. This would be a specialist support team, which would act as internal consultants to the other four assessment teams.

A traffic engineer and a flooding and drainage engineer will be transferred to this team

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Accounts payable would remain within the supply function at Erina depot and fleet services would remain with the engineering operations directorate.

A procurement services section would be created, transferring transferring contract managers from engineering operations.

A new sustainability officer would be employed, retitling a currently vacant "energy officer" position.

An administrative-technical

service team would be established for the Environment Planning directorate, with two word processors, three GIS mapping officers, a section 94 officer, a section 149 officer and a technical-clerical assistant.

The environmental planning unit would be retitled "integrated planning".

Four drainage jobs and four traffic jobs would be transferred from integrated planning to engineering operations, because they were "operational in nature".

Similarly, five engineering

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positions would be transferred to the engineering services unit.

Two asset and project development positions and two traffic planning jobs would be transferred from engineering operations to integrated planning.

A new fleet services manager position would be created, but a plant manager would be "deleted".

Council agenda SF.011, March 26

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Cycleway will give both pleasure and health

I implore Gosford Council not to be swayed by the Peninsular Community Waterfront Reserve Preservation Committee, whose misguided objections to the proposed Woy Woy Peninsular c ycl ew ay- pat hw a y are reported in the March 26 edition of Peninsula News.

The cycleway-pathway will open off-road access to the beautiful Brisbane Water and Ettalong waterfront to all residents.

The underlying agenda of the

committee appears to be to block any improved access and to keep the waterfront for the exclusive use of those residents who have the privilege of backing onto the reserves.

The cycleway-pathway is not a new concept.

Cities all around the world have embraced this model as a way of improving the quality of urban living.

Adelaide’s 30km linear park along the River Torrens is a magnificent Australian example.

Its natural environment has been enhanced, not spoiled by its cycleway-pathway.

Th o us an ds o f Ad el ai de residents use the path regularly.

The cycleway-pathway will provide both pleasure and health for people of all ages, abilities and disabilities.

Regular exercise is now recognised as a vital part of daily activity of older persons, and there are precious few extended firm pathways on the Peninsula for older people seeking a regular walk for pleasure and fitness.

And young children need offroad cycleways for a safe

environment.

Cycleways adjacent to roads are not an alternative.

The committee seeks to d is cr ed it th e pr oj ec t b y denigrating its proposed use of concrete. Concrete should be seen as one of a number of possible surfaces.

Adelaide uses several different materials including concrete, asphalt and a compacted composite (similar to the Mt Penang parkland), dependent on local conditions.

I would leave selection of the best material to specialists.

To Council, please continue the consultation, but include broader groups and individuals than those attracted by “site inspections”.

I look forward to its early completion and can assure you my family and grandchildren will be regular enthusiastic users.

Bruce Abrahams, Woy Woy

What about a lottery?

Being a senior citizen it disturbs me to see how our State is going.

In the late 1930s, we were having a very bad time with our health system, but lucky for us we were fortunate in having the

greatest premier of all time Mr JT Lang.

He brought in the first State lottery, 5000 pounds first prize for five shillings a ticket and, bingo, our hospitals were back on track.

Further along came our

hospital contribution fund with all contributions tax deductible.

W e cannot forget the Australian icon, the Sydney Opera House, when it was in financial problems, and the brains of the country came up with the Opera House Lottery.

Does our present State Government need a crystal ball to work out how to put some money into our hospital system?

Our present day senior citizens could give them some useful help.

Bob Godding, Woy Woy

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I have supported cycleways for years RA Smith (Pen. News 26 March 2002), seems to have wires crossed.

I was in attendance at a protest meeting against the proposed cycleway-pathway on the public reserves in the Peninsula, and I stated clearly that I had never opposed them.

The information they had was incorrect, thus I did not change my mind.

I¹ve been a supporter of cycleways-shared pathways for many years.

Let¹s get something else totally straight here.

The reserves that have been focused on by the protesters consist of more than 85% European grass which requires a great deal of maintenance.

Similarly with the mangroves, over 85% of them have been cleared. There would be no effect on the mangroves that are left from a shared pathway.

The trees that are there now would have no damage done to them if a shared pathway was built with adequate precautions.

Ideally more trees would be planted.

The effect of a shared pathway on the wildlife in the area would be minuscule. The species that use the reserves now are so well adapted to these extremely modified environments that they would hardly flinch over this addition.

Another thing to be made perfectly clear is that the decision by council was for "in principle" support for the network of cycleways.

Each of the components has to

go through more stages yet and that includes more public consultation.

I have made myself available and listened to residents on many occasions.

I¹ve also talked to disability representatives, cyclists and other users of existing pathways.

People have to understand that going through the process of representing doesn¹t mean you can agree with everybody you listen to or consult. That is impossible.

These are public reserves we are talking about, and should be available for, and easily accessible to, all the public including those in wheelchairs, pushing prams, using walking frames, cycling, walking, jogging etc.

Users of the reserves who don¹t like to share the pathways can still walk on the grass.

People can still have picnics, weddings and anything else they might have done previously.

Encouraging non-car based transport is a key component of any holistic environmental strategy, and the provision of safe, off road, attractive, cycle networks is an important element.

What is being proposed is not environmental vandalism. When all issues are properly weighed up, it is, in my opinion, environmentally positive.

Cr Geoff Preece, Deputy Mayor

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Pensioner fares issue hits ferry Member for Gosford Mr Chris Hartcher has criticised the Minister for Transport regarding a pensioner fares issue which is threatening the resumption of the Davistown Ferry Service.

"The contract went out to tender, and the successful bidder was found.

"It was all systems go until this hiccup on the price structure stalled negotiations.

"The Department of Transport put a recommendation through to the Minister.

"Now suddenly the Minister wants to wash his hands of the whole business and blame the successful bidder for the failure," Mr Hartcher said.

"The Carr Labor Government had a massive $712 million budget surplus last year, but the Minister is threatening a vital service to the local community for a tokenistic amount," Mr Hartcher said.

"I am told they are only prepared to refund 75% of the suggested fare, a return the potential operator says will put the ferry service out of business

again within months.

"This is a vital service for many pensioners who rely on it for shopping and other activities in their daily life."

Mr Hartcher said that, with no government public bus service on the Central Coast, privately run schemes such as the ferry provided vital transport links and needed to be retained for the benefit of the local community.

He said that with so many pensioners using the ferry service, a private company would require subsidies for reduced pensioner rates in order to remain viable.

"This is more than just a business deal," Mr Hartcher said.

"It is a fight for our local community to continue to be able to access public transport services on the Central Coast.

"Pensioners, who are such a valued part of our coastal community, must not be disadvantaged by the Minister for Transport's quibbles over a dollar and a bit," Mr Hartcher said.

Media release, March 19

Police to help elderly Volunteers-in-Policing (VIPs) will visit elderly residents in Woy Woy and other Peninsula areas to provide crime prevention advice and conduct audits on their home security in coming weeks.

The visits are among moves by police to create a higher sense of security amongst older residents.

The initiative is the result of discussions between police and representatives of local retirement villages on strategies to improve resident security.

The VIPs will also offer free engraving of valuable items and take photos of jewellery, both of which assist in the faster recovery and return of stolen objects.

Brisbane Water Local Area Commander, Superintendent Greg Ashurst, said these strategies were viewed as positive by residents and retirement village operators alike and allowed police to readily identify older people who were at risk or simply afraid.

"I am aware many older people are not actively involved with their local communities and are

hesitant to contact police when they are involved in an incident for fear of wasting our time," said Supt Ashurst.

"What we are demonstrating to our senior citizens is there are precautions which older people can take to ease their minds and reduce their own personal risk.

"It also gives us an opportunity to gain information which in turn helps us make your community safer."

Supt Ashurst said there was no need for elderly residents on the Peninsula to feel unsafe and encouraged all residents to contact police if they had any concerns.

"It's worth knowing there are a lot less crimes committed against older people than younger people," Supt Ashurst said.

Uniformed and plain-clothes officers, and members of the bike squad, will continue to monitor and patrol areas surrounding retirement villages and other locations in which elderly citizens are living.

Press release, March 27

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The heritage listed cottage in Taylor St, Woy Woy

Heritage changes approved Gosford Council has approved a plan to make alterations to a heritagelisted cottage at 6 Taylor St, Woy Woy Bay, despite oppo s it io n f rom t he Council's Environmental Heritage Committee.

The alterations will reinstate Dutch gables, believed to be part of the original roof structure.

The Heritage Committee opposed the changes in March last year, stating: "Some members of the committee recall the house in the 1960s in its original condition and do not agree that there were dormer windows in the roof, not in this 1920s house or any other of that period built in the City.

"They are only seen in neoFederation houses in Woy Woy Bay and elsewhere and the effort should be to mark the difference between the heritage item and the modern buildings.

"It is considered that the existing roofline at the front of No. 6 Taylor Street is a feature of the Heritage Item and should not be altered."

Council had consented to two small Dutch gables with skylights in the roof below last May. Last week's decision allows the

gables to be enlarged, with glazing incorporated in their vertical face.

In support of their application, owners of the cottage said that the current roofline of the residence was simplified from an earlier original form, with small Dutch gable details removed.

"Upon opening up of the roof of the residence, it became immediately apparent that the earlier assertions that the roof in its present form bears little resemblance to its original arrangement were correct," they said.

"The original structure is discernible."

A council inspection revealed the existence of a number of timber roofing components located intermediately along the length of a number of the rafters.

The rafters had been cut to accommodate these intermediate components.

"The age, condition, location and fit of these intermediate components suggest that they have been an integral part of the roof for many years," council staff reported.

"It would appear that these components were part of a roof structure which was not of simple

hip construction and may have been either dormer roof structures or a Dutch gable."

Cr Judith Penton said: "I've always thought the cottage was incomplete and I have wondered why it was put up as a heritage item.

"I never thought the roof made so much difference, but to me, we will only approve putting it back as it originally was."

The only councillor who voted against approving the application, Cr Geoff Preece, said: "The Heritage Committee decided that it did not originally have the features as shown in the proposal.

"I don't think it will be restoring anything, so I'll be voting against it."

Cr Lynne Bockholt said: "I think this is nit-picking.

"These people are preserving the essence of the house and if we can help them we should.

Cr Chris Holstein pointed out that the proposal is just a minor adjustment to the gable.

Jonathan Reichard, Council agenda DH.046, April 2

Umina footpath leased The Gosford Council has leased a section of footpath at 206 West St, Umina to be used as an access ramp for a commercial development of six shops.

The lease will be for five years and will be charged at $350 per year, with the applicant having to pay to have the lease drawn up as well as a $346.50 administration fee.

The annual rental was

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reflective of a yearly administration fee rather than a commercial rental, the council was told by staff.

Council agenda FS.046, March 26

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Yogathon for endometriosis A "Yogathon" will be held at Ettalong Beach Club Fitness City at 8.30am on April 13, to raise money for the Endometriosis Care Centre of Australia (ECCA).

The event will involve a two to three-hour yoga class given by an experienced yoga instructor, who will guide participants through gentle yoga movements.

The yogathon has a registration fee of $15, the proceeds of which will be donated to ECCA. It is open to all women and men who would like to take part.

Participants will receive a branded t-shirt and towel.

"Yoga is well known for its positive effects on the body," said Ettalong Beach Club Fitness City manager, Deborah Mason.

"It's a great way to develop a healthy mind and body," she said.

ECCA is a multi-disciplinary team of professionals committed

to working towards improving awareness, diagnosis, treatment and research into endometriosis in Australia.

National program director of ECCA, Ms Janine Walsh, said endometriosis was a medical condition, which affected women of all ages.

"Endometriosis impacts on a woman's ability to live, work and function in a normal capacity.

"We are encouraging all Central Coast residents to take part in raising money to fund research into this medical condition," said.

The yogathon, which will be held in independent gyms across Australia, was sponsored by Vitasoy.

For more information or to register for the Vitasoy Vitality Yogathon, phone 1300 555 583.

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A picture taken in 1903 at Narara for Charlotte Ashby nee Webb's 80th birthday.

Charlotte is Warren Whitfield's great, great, great grandmother and is the woman in the centre sitting behind the birdcage

Link to "forgotten" Aboriginal past Warren Whitfield, a descendent of Aboriginal elder Bungaree, gave an official Aboriginal welcome at the Woy Woy Australia Day celebrations.

"I was a little bit nervous I suppose, but it was good that the people got to know who the traditional owners are of this area and some of the history of how things came to be, how they are," he said.

"It may give people a better understanding of what happened to the people around this area."

Warren has moved back to the Peninsula after years spent teaching in Queensland's north.

He was intent on dispelling the myth of the "lost tribes" of the Brisbane Water and Broken Bay area.

He said he felt a responsibility to tell the community that there were traditional owners and their descendants still in the area.

"They have been here all along. They've just been very quiet," he said.

Warren's return provides a new opportunity to revisit the story of the Peninsula clans, in part forgotten by the history books since smallpox dealt its fatal blows in the first half of the 1800s.

What was generally known of indigenous heritage is broken and scattered.

While some elements were intrinsic to the area, such as the place names that mark most towns on the Central Coast, and the engravings at Bulgandry, there were significant gaps in popular memory, he said.

"Not a lot of people know that the first white settler was James Webb," Warren said.

"There weren't too many things documented about James Webb because he died in 1848.

"So he died very early and he didn't have any white offspring to carry on his name.

"He only had one Aboriginal

daughter and she only retained the Webb name until she married, so the name died out."

Webb's Aboriginal daughter was the illegitimate child from the rape of Bungaree's niece, Sophie, according to Warren.

The daughter of Sophie and James, Charlotte Webb, was Warren Whitfield's great great great grandmother.

In a sign of the nature of whiteaboriginal relationships during the settlement years, Charlotte too, though married, was abused several times, Warren claimed.

It was from these unsettling acts that his extended family, the Walkeloa descendants, now stretch across a complexity of family names.

While the post-settlement history between indigenous and non-indigenous people could be confronting, a number of local organisations and businesses regarded the incorporation of Aboriginal history into community life as an important step in the Peninsula's evolution.

Wayne Peters, of Coastal EcoTours, takes his tour guests through some of the local Aboriginal living sites, visiting shell middens and caves and discussing traditional foods, medicines, art and ceremony.

"It's been a neglected aspect of the Peninsula's focus.

"We've been lost for an icon for many, many years and it's actually been staring us in the face all that time, and that's the Aboriginal culture and heritage of the area," Wayne said.

Part of the reason for this neglect, according to Ray McMinn of the Aboriginal Education Consultative Group (AECG), was the lack of education of Aboriginal culture as more than just rock art and boomerangs.

Ray described shiny new policy books resting, hardly touched, on school and library shelves.

"What we're doing is making

sure that principals and teachers and staff actually use that policy," he said.

"They pull the policy out, have a look at it and start having a major interest in the education of Aboriginal children as far as their culture goes, their spirituality, law, and really enhancing their old beliefs."

Ray said around 60 Aboriginal children began high school at the Brisbane Water Secondary College this year, but the aim of the AECG is broader than school itself.

It hopes to get parents and the wider community more involved in aboriginal education.

To this end, Ettalong Public School's community liaison officer Liz McMinn has plans for a culture display at a combined schools' festival, scheduled for September.

Ettalong is also proposing an employment program based on craft and woodwork workshops.

Warren Whitfield said: "John Pilger once produced a video called Secret Country.

"He stood on the point at Patonga and said that the traditional owners, or the people who once lived here, were a warrior tribe by the name of Dharug and were now extinct.

"Well, John was very wrong.

"They weren't Dharug. They were W annungine-speaking people, the Guringai of the Walkeloa clan, which is our clan, and they definitely were not extinct and still aren't.

"We have survived the last 200 years and we intend to survive the next 200."

Rhiannon Treasure-Brand, February 7

Students help out at barbecue Representatives from the senior campus of Brisbane Water Secondary College have assisted at Member for Peats, Ms Marie Andrews, at her recent Seniors' Week

barbecue.

Fifty year 11 students along with Ms Gray and Ms Thorvaldson attended the barbecue to help serve the seniors and to present a musical

performance.

Ms Andrews passed on her congratulations and appreciation for the help given by the students and teachers.

School newsletter, March 22

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News

Nominations required The Rotary Club of Woy Woy is seeking nominations for an award honoring outstanding voluntary work, to advance or help the local community.

Each year the club awards an inscribed plaque, according to the club's community service director Kay Williams.

"Most years recipients are nominated by our own members," she said.

"Our problem is that maybe we are missing people.

"Maybe there are people out there doing exceptional things that we don’t hear about.

"So this year we are asking the community to contact us and nominate community workers."

The purpose of the award was to give some community thanks and recognition to those that had put in long hours for little or no reward.

"W e believe that giving recognition provides an appropriate acknowledgement of their community work and may encourage others to become involved in community work.

"The ideal nominee will have worked for many years in a voluntary organization that has wide community involvement.

"The nominee will have put in long hours and have a record of

exceptional achievement for the organisation."

The club was wantin g nominees who were not seeking reward or recognition, and who had so far not been recognised for their work and achievement.

"We know there are lots of individuals that fit this description and we would like to hear about them," said Kay. Nominations should be sent to Kay Williams, Community Service Director, Rotary Club of Woy Woy, PO Box 175, Woy Woy 2256.

Press release, March 25

Bockholt endorses cycleways Cr Lynne Bockholt has endorsed the proposed "shared waterfront pathways" for the Peninsula as a "brilliant concept" which addressed matters of "access, equity and safety".

Gosford Council decided last week to support, in principle, the concept of shared pathways around waterfront areas in Saratoga, Davistown, Kincumber and the Peninsula.

It also resolved that a report be brought back to the council about priorities and costs of the various sections, including the costs of alternative routes through the Woy Woy waterfront section.

Cr Bockholt said: "For the Peninsula, this means that Council will apply to the RTA for funds to continue the present shared pathway from the Taj Mahal at Koolewong into Woy Woy and on to Lions Park and then along the waterfront, linking the current bits of shared pathways already existing."

There had been some protests about the concept of a shared pathway along the waterfront reserves at Woy Woy, particularly by some of the residents living along the waterfront, she said.

Behind the Veil

"While I understand the sentiments of those who live along the waterfront who want to preserve the reserves as they are, to me, and to eight other councillors, the question is one of access, equity and safety.

"Currently, the waterfront is not really accessible to people in wheelchairs, parents with prams, older people on their scooters or to cyclists," said Cr Bockholt.

The shared pathways would open up public land along the waterfront to everyone and allow the local community to enjoy the spectacular views, she said.

"I do not believe residents’ claims that a shared footway will drive the pelicans away.

"Pelicans aren’t afraid of people or anything else.

"They thrive around the busiest parts of W oy W oy, like Fisherman’s Wharf, and the boat ramp at Lion’s park, as do ducks and other wildlife."

Cr Bockholt said there was also the question of safety.

"Several councillors spoke of the danger of having cyclists, including children, using the road network alongside cars and heavy vehicles which are increasing daily on our roads.

"There has been publicity lately on the number of fatal accidents

and serious injuries involving cyclists and pedestrians and we need to address this serious issue.

"Whilst I understand the waterfront residents’ concerns, one letter stated that 'it will present an intrusion into our living circumstances, particularly as higher-taxed ratepayers, by promoting the reserve to greater traffic flow to a non-paying minority'.

"This person has obviously forgotten that it is public land we are talking about, not private," said Cr Bockholt.

“I did a fair bit of research into shared pathways before casting a vote on this issue.

"I spent some time looking at pathways around Lake Macquarie and in the Wyong shire.

"I believe they are a brilliant concept which really open the public waterfront areas up to the general public as well as keeping people safe from traffic.”

Brian Bayliss

Media release, April 2

Trees at the Hillview St Reserve

Assistance wanted Gosford Council's bushcare officer Mr Geoff Bakewell has written to residents adjacent to the Hillview St Reserve in Woy Woy seeking their assistance following a recent spate of tree cutting in the reserve.

"It has come to the attention of Council that there have been a significant number of small trees cut down or damaged in Hillview St Reserve.

"This is of concern to both Council and many local residents who frequent the reserve for recreational purposes, or to enjoy this natural area.

"The removal of or damage to young trees in a bushland area poses several problems. "Firstly, the removal of so many young trees results in fewer trees maturing and, in time, replacing the older trees as they die.

"Secondly, the removal of trees reduces the amount of food and structures available to native animals that either live in or visit the reserve.

"If you know of any person damaging plants in this reserve, please inform them of the

concerns held by both Council and the community.

"Council, with the assistance of the newly formed Bushcare group, is currently taking several steps to reduce the use of Hillview St Reserve as a dumping site for cars and rubbish, and to remove weeds and maintain the native vegetation.

"Your assistance in these efforts would be greatly appreciated.

"To assist the Bushcare Group and Council to maintain the site please dispose of any garden waste or rubbish responsibly and report any dumping, damage to native plants or illegal activity to the Council rangers."

Council rangers may be contacted by telephone on 4325 8439 and after hours on 1800 680 022.

For more information about the Bushcare group, contact Geoff Bakewell on 4325 8169 Monday to Friday.

All in one Business

Letter, April 4

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Spike and the Save Rileys Island committee Vale Spike Milligan, author, humorist, poet, script writer, actor and environmentalist.

I first came in contact with Spike Milligan when serving on the "Save Riley's Island Committee".

Spike gave us support and wrote to all the politicians concerned, as well as Lady Hooker, who submitted his plea to save the island to the board of directors.

They rejected his proposal to return the island to the people.

Spike was the guest speaker at a special "Save Riley's Island"

meeting held at the Ettalong Community Hall on May 28, 1976.

He told the meeting he was horrified that permission had been given to develop Riley's Island and he pleaded for sanity, love of nature and plain common sense.

He concluded that it was up to us, the ordinary people, to change things for the better.

With Spike's encouragement, the committee and the people succeeded in saving Riley's Island for the better.

Keith Whitfield, Woy Woy

Over the past 18 months Gosford Council has been conducting an Urban Design Framework (UDF) study designed to get a better quality of development for the city.

Public meetings have been held so that the community has the opportunity to say what they like about the character of the areas in which they live and what kind of development they want in the future.

This process has been very successful with over 1500 people attending the meetings.

On the Peninsula, four public meetings were held and the community was very forthright in condemning development which

is out of character with the existing low rise development of the local area.

The consensus was that people moved to the Peninsula because they liked the place and they want the characteristics which attracted them here in the first place to remain.

At the Tuesday, March 26, council meeting the character statements for the Peninsula came to council.

Th e r e we r e n o h ei gh t restrictions included in the statements, therefore it was possible for developers to seek approval for buildings not in keeping with the current height and scale.

Eight out of the 10 councillors, reacting to the community’s determination to keep the village atmosphere already existing in each centre, resolved that a three-storey height limit be placed on the Umina and Ettalong CBDs and be included in the character statements.

This decision reflects the mood of the community, expressed constantly to councillors, and at public meetings across the Peninsula.

It is pleasing to note that at least eight councillors are listening to the community and voted accordingly.

Cr Lynne Bockholt, April 2

Paid for but not provided I refer to the article "Mainstreet Matters with Debra Wales" published in the Express Advocate March 22.

What sort of world does Debra Wales think she lives in?

The article is spouting that the lack of parking spaces near businesses "can make or break a business in a flash".

Was she not one of the councillors from Gosford Council that voted for the development of a medical centre at Umina?

Was not one of the conditions of approval of the development

that the Radford consortium provides $60,000 to GCC for parking spaces, which we will not get?

Are they not taking money under false pretences?

What rubbish to say in one breath that we need parking near businesses but on the other hand accept a payment of $60,000 in lieu of providing any parking.

Council is prepared to accept as a provision of approval, a cash payment that is for parking, but no parking spaces are required to be provided with the development.

Fabric Price Cutters

On the proposed redevelopment of West St, Umina, how many businesses are going to go to the wall as a result of the interruption of trade as happened in Mann St, Gosford?

It's about time the councillors got out in the real world and listened to the people who put them in the position to represent them and not to push their own ideas ahead of community needs.

R. Smith, Woy Woy

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News

Alarmed A petition, with 17 signatures, has been sent to the council from residents in the immediate vicinity of the Peninsula Community Centre in McMasters Rd, Woy Woy. The petitioners claimed that two audible intruder alarms were prone to go off at odd times.

These are in the community centre project office and the Telstra telephone exchange.

The petition stated that it was totally inappropriate to have such an alarm in a residential area

and suggested converting the alarms to silent ones.

Parked vehicles took up significant space in front of nearby resident’s properties on both sides of the road, which was inconvenient for residents’ visitors, according to the petition.

The residents requested the provision of off-road parking and that the Council "ensure that this parking is actually used by the office staff".

Council agenda P.035, March 26

Youth quest held Ettalong-Umina Lions Club hosted the district final of the national Australian Youth of the Year Quest on Saturday, March 23.

A dinner was held on the Saturday evening in the entertainment centre at the Ettalong Beach War Memorial Club as the finale for this section of the quest.

The six districts of 201N3, which comprises 73 Lions Clubs and 12 Lioness Clubs and encompasses the Central Coast, Newcastle, and Hunter Region were represented by six young people.

The contestants were judged on a day of personal interviews and public speaking.

After the personal interviews, which took most of Saturday, the contestants were asked to respond to two impromptu questions and a five-minute speech of their choice on Saturday night.

The two impromptu questions were: 1. The Easter show brings the country to the city. not enough city people go to the country.

2. Are there too many charities collecting money today?

The winner on the night was Kristen Rhodes from Mudgee, who was a district finalist last year.

Kristen's prepared five-minute speech was entitled "Education".

The public speaking award for the night went to Kate Montague from Cardiff.

Kate's five-minute speech was entitled "What it means to be Australian".

District chairman of Youth of the Year, Ton y Seita m , commented that the standard of the contestants was the best he had seen in his three years in office.

The evening was hosted by Ettalong Umina Lions Club Youth of the Year chairperson, Helen Anderson.

The dinner was chaired by Margaret Smith who stepped into the role at the last minute when James Drysdale was unable to attend.

The council received a petition, with six signatures, from residents in Wellington St and Ocean Beach Rd, seeking a solution to antisocial behaviour encouraged by the laneway, including theft, vandalism and drug-taking.

Adjoining property owners told the council, they had met on site with Member for Peats Ms Marie Andrews, police commander Superintendent Greg Ashurst and police intelligence officer Luke Maybury.

It was decided to approach the council with the proposal to close the lane as a public lane and to grant those concerned a joint right of way.

Council agenda P.029, March 26

Speed concern Residents of Flathead Rd, Ettalong, have petitioned council, seeking assistance in curbing speeding vehicles.

The petition stated that the area is a 50 kph zone, but this has meant little to some drivers,

Residents request an upgrade of their street A pet ition, w ith 17 signatures, has been received from residents of Cedar Cr, Woy Woy requesting the general upgrade of the road, including stormwater management and kerb and gutter.

The petition stated that Cedar Cr had a poor road surface which was well out of level

necessitating constant drainage repair with many driveways constructed by way of waterpipe under gravel crossing.

Pedestrians negotiated many trip hazards where no footpaths or kerb and gutter existed and heavy stormwater runoff from the road flooded garages on the low side, causing damage and major inconvenience, according to the petition.

The residents stated that they

Helen Anderson, March 29

Laneway closed Gosford Council has agreed to support a proposal to close the unnamed laneway off Wellington St, Umina.

A section of Cedar Cr, Woy Woy

with some cars reaching speeds of 80 to 100 kph along the road.

There had been two accidents in three months, the 34 petitioners claimed, in a street that was full of elderly people and young children.

Council agenda P.036, March 26

It's easy tours

might be prepared to consider a one-off contribution to the cost of kerb and channelling should the carriageway be reconstructed with appropriate drainage controls.

They asked for the opportunity to discuss this with council officers.

Council agenda P.039, March 26

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Arts and Entertainment

What's on (Continued from Page 10) Sunday April 14 Umina Surf Life Saving Club Swim. 8am. Swap & Sale from 12 n.

Enq 4341 9897 Free Entertainment Woy Woy Leagues Club Players Lounge 4pm Sing Sing Sax Monday April 15 NSW Transport Auth. Retired & Former Employees Assoc, Brisbane Water Branch, Ettalong Bowling Club, 2.30pm (3rd Mon) Enq: 4344 4617 Ettalong War Widows Guild.

Ettalong Beach War Memorial Club (3rd Mon.) 1pm. Enq 4382 1897 Tuesday April 16 Arthritis Foundation 10am (3rd Tues) Meals on Wheels Hall Enq 4342 1790 Gosfo rd Cit y Sub -B ra nch, National Servicemen’s Association of Australia. No. 1 on the Coast.

Parade (3rd Tues) Davistown RSL 19:30hrs. Enq 4369 5236 Wednesday April 17 Ettalong Umina Lions Club 6.30pm Woy Woy Leagues Club (3rd Wed).

Ettalong Beach Arts & Crafts market, Ettalong 9am (3rd Wed).

Bays Progress Assoc., Bays Hall, Woy Woy Bay Rd. 7.30pm (3rd Wed) Enq: 4341 1070 Library Bookmobile, Patonga Community Hall 9.45am; Pearl Beach Community Hall 10.55am; Umina Nursing Home, Arras Ave. 11.40am.

Skateboard Clinics, Umina, 9am Bookings & enquiries 4325 8430 W oy W oy Older W omens Network morning tea 10.30 am Woy Woy Leagues Club RSVP April 15 4341 4301 Thursday April 18 Clinic, (3rd Thur) Peninsula Women’s Health Centre, Enq: 4320 3741 Thursday April 18 Seniors Social Games (3rd Thurs) Presbyterian Church Hall 120 Blackwall Rd., Woy Woy 9.30 am – 12 n. Enq 4342 5061 Friday April 19 B a ll ro om S u p p e r Da nc es .

7.30pm, Ettalong. All ages.

Professional teaching avail. (3rd Fri) Enq 4344 5432 Free movie, 8pm (3rd Fri), Everglades Country Club.

Free Entertainment Woy Woy Leagues Club Players Lounge 7.15 pm Donella Plane Saturday April 20 Free Entertainment Woy Woy Leagues Club Players Lounge 5pm Snowy Robson MOJO’S Nightclub 9pm Leroy and The Rats Sunday April 21 Brisbane Water Cage Bird Society. 10am. South Woy Woy Progress Hall Woy Woy Rd. (3rd Sun) Enq: 4341 6842 Free Entertainment Woy Woy Leagues Club Players Lounge 4pm Paul Waters Monday April 22 Labor Party Peninsula Day Branch, 1pm, (4th Mon) CWA Hall, Woy Woy. Carer’s Support Group, 10am, (4th Mon) Group Room, Health Services Building, Woy Woy Hospital.

Enq: 4344 8427 CWA meeting at Wagstaffe Community Hall (4th Mon) 1.30pm Enq: 4360 2504 Deepwater View Club Luncheon Meeting, Woy Woy Leagues Club 10.30am (4th Mon.) Enq Jan 4342 0272

Drama school to be held at Umina PCYC A new Kids Drama and Discovery school is to be held at the Umina Police and Community Youth Club ( PCY C) , direct ed by Amanda Benson.

It is designed for children between the ages of 5 and 16 to discover and explore acting skills while having fun and gaining selfconfidence.

Amanda studied at The Ensemble Studios directed by the Hayes Gordon and appeared in several stage productions including Picnic in the role of Madge, Jimmy Dean, Grease

and Children’s Hour.

After graduating from The Ensemble Studios, Amanda went on to appear in many of Australia’s top-rating television series including Home And Away, GP, E Street and A Country Practice.

Classes will be held at the Umina PCYC on Mondays and Wednesdays between 4pm and 5pm starting this week.

For further information, contact the Umina PCYC on 4344 7851.

Press release, March 28

Amanda Benson

New exhibition opens at the Bakehouse The Bakehouse Gallery at Patonga is to follow a recent exhibit ion of Chinese watercolours, with a special exhibition to promote drawing.

The Chinese watercolour exhibition attracted over 600 visitors in six days and a survey indicated that many came as a result of an article in the Peninsula News.

According to gallery owners Jocelyn Maughan and Robin Norling, drawing for many years has taken a back seat in art education, with conceptual and philosophical influences having overtaken the skills of observation and rendering.

The pair says there is a recent resurgent interest in drawing, which is evident in two major prizes - the Dobell Award, and the Kedumba Drawing Prize - but the works selected in these competitions have a strong conceptual basis.

The Art Gallery of NSW is currently showing the works from the daily travel sketchbooks of the late Lloyd Rees.

Many art schools now claim to teach drawing.

Yet for all this, Jocelyn and

Patonga Bakehouse

Robin say that skills and techniques are dirty words, learning and language should not restrict its application, and naivety and clumsiness seem to be mistaken for originality.

The Bakehouse Gallery will be open to the public with the aim of showing that drawing can be vital, alive, expressive, sensitive, and that skill and talent are valuable assets.

There are pencil, watercolour and pen drawings of a wide range of subject matter, quick sketches and detailed studies.

The Bakehouse is open every Sunday, 11am to 3pm, until the end of May.

Kirsten qualifies Kirsten Beverly of Ettalong Beach Public School has qualified for the final of the Model for Life Quest to be held at ClubNova Panthers in Newcastle on June 25.

Kirsten was one of the runners-up in the junior category and, along with Casey Costelloe of Forresters Beach and junior winner Kate Howard of Lake Munmorah, will progress to the final.

Kirsten was overall runner-up of the Model Quest 2001 which

was decided last December.

Aspiring models have been invited to enter the remaining heats of Model for Life which are being held over the next few months throughout the State.

Model for Life is a fundraiser for The Stuart Centre, a division of the Spastic Centre of NSW, and the NBN telethon.

Since 1991, Model for Life has donated almost $60,000 to The Stuart Centre.

Flowers by Susan

Letter, April 2

Behind the Veil

Press releases, March 27

Bowens

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Education

First term activities at St John’s The 2002 school year at St John the Baptist School, Woy Woy, began with a welcome to all students, teachers and families at the Opening School Mass at the Sacred Heart Church, Umina.

The school's captains and vice captains for 2002 were inducted at this celebration.

They are; Dean Mackay and Alexandra Mitchell (school captains), with Michael Baxter and Teagan Lynch (vicecaptains).

The first major sporting activity for the year was the school swimming carnival held at Woy Woy swimming pool and children from age 8 to 12 participated for their team colour.

Both spectators and competitors were glad for the fabulous summer weather.

The age champions of the day were; 8 yrs Thomas Mukherjee and Danielle Harris, 9 yrs Bradley McIntyre and Tayla Nicoll, 10 yrs K e r r y S wa n and L oui se Gallagher, 11 yrs Joanna Baxter and Dean Mackay, 12 yrs Michael Baxter and Maddison Young.

The second major sporting event for the year is the cross country competition and the children have been training each day leading up to the occasion.

The cross country was to be held on March 28, however it was postponed due to wet weather.

The school has also held its annual school welcoming party, called “The Big Saturday Arvo

Out”.

The school conducts a welcoming party each year for all family members to socialize and get to know one and other.

Previously called "the Bush Bash", the Parents' and Friends committee wanted to try something different this year and the children wanted to learn new dances to modern songs.

Throughout the afternoon performances, families were entertained by the superb rocking blues band, Three Left Feet which featured one of St John’s own dads and left many partygoers dancing on into the night.

Suzanne Hancock, April 2

Students offered a feast of music later this year Brisbane Water Secondary College music students are being offered "a feast of excu rsion s and competitions".

All children studying music as a subject have been invited to attend two "incursions".

The first incursion is Eddie Quahnsah - 'African Rhythm', a flamboyant experience demonstrating African percussion and music, on June 17.

The second incursion is Drum Beat - 'The Art of Hitting Things', an energetic demonstration of

drum techniques and styles, and a history through the ages of the drum kit, on August 1.

School work will be linked with these two performances.

In other music events, the seniors of the school will visit Lisarow High School to view Mi xmaster demonstrating technology within music composition, on May 20.

The school has also recently entered a group of music students into the Central Coast Eisteddfod.

This Eisteddfod is open to

St Albans

musicians of all ages, not just for school students.

Competition dates are as follows: Popular Vocal September 6-8, Solo Drum competition and Secondary School Age Rock Band and Open Rock Band - June 21-23.

The main venue for the Central Coast Eisteddfod is Laycock Theatre, Laycock St, Wyoming, however some may be at a different venue yet to be advised.

School newsletter, March 22

Easter winners

At the college

Retailing success Brisbane Water Secondary College year 12 retail operations students came second in the communications section of the Retail Showcase competition held at Erina Fair in March.

Their teacher Ms Pollard reported that the students did an excellent job in the window d res sin g se cti on of th e competition.

Retail Operations was a vocational education and training course that enabled students to achieve TAFE certificate level II and the HSC simultaneously in the one course.

The showcase competition provided students with the opportunity to perform their retail skills in competition with students studying this course in other Central Coast schools.

School newsletter, March 22

Top bureaucrats visit Two top education bureaucrats have visited Brisbane Water Secondary College's Woy Woy campus to view the college implementation firsthand.

Deputy Director of Schools Mr Alan Laughlin and Deputy Director General Corporate Services Ms Jan McClelland visited the school on Friday, March 15.

School captains and year 11

Student Representative Council students met them at the gate and escorted them on a short tour of the school.

Teachers hosted afternoon tea for the pair in the school library after school.

The visitors were reported as being "greatly impressed" with their student escorts and as asking that thanks be passed on for the hard work being done at the school.

School newsletter, March 22

Architect visits College Brisbane Water Secondary College was visited on Thursday, March 21, by the architect for the major capital works that will be necessary to turn the college site into a senior campus.

officers from state office at the end of 2001 for preliminary discussions.

During the visit of the architect, the school was able to detail the features that will be required to turn the site into "a first-rate educational facility".

School newsletter, March 22.

Umina Scout troop drew its Easter Treasure Hunt on March 30.

The school had already had an extended visit by property

The winner was R Griffiths of Woy Woy, who won a $30 chocolate voucher.

The Scouts are looking for members and helpers for the group.

Computer cabling installed New computer cabling is being installed at Brisbane Water Secondary College.

Darren Watson, March 30

There will be outlets in every

Ettalong arts and Craft

classroom, staff rooms and offices.

The school will retain computers that were due to be replaced and will buy network switches and file servers to create the new computer network.

In other news, the school's skills centre is expected to be finished a little ahead of schedule.

As most of the work is taking place inside, it is difficult to notice many changes.

The construction includes new toilets, installation of a kitchen area, refitting rooms which were the science prep room and the English bookroom.

The work has involved cement rendering walls, electrical work and plastering.

Recently, Central Coast-based computer equipment manufacturer Krone delivered a cabinet to house network equipment, as part of a generous sponsorship of the skills centre network.

School newsletter, March 22

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Education

Teaching changes at College Some change in the staff teaching at Brisbane Water Secondary College have occurred with classes held in subjects for which previously there were insufficient numbers.

Mr Ashley Lynn, teaching Software Design and Development, is a recent addition.

Other teaching changes include Mr Rob Harwood taking many junior classes.

Mr Ian Reynolds is undergoing training to deliver and assess the VET courses of Construction & Furnishings.

Mr Michael Cowling is delivering Information Technology VET to Years 11 and 12, Industrial Technology to Year 12, Wood Technology to Years 9 and 10, as well as some Year 8 Design and Technology.

Mr Jim Brooks is looking after Years 11 and 12 Metals and Engineering, Year 12 Construction, Year 11 Information Processes and Technology, and some Year 8 Design and Technology.

Mr Mark Murray is covering Year 12 IPT, Year 11 IPT and SDD, Year 9 Computing Studies, and is a Year 12 mentor teacher, and Mr Glenn Faulds is teaching Years 11 and 12 Design and Technology, Year 11 Industrial Technology focus areas of Timber and Automotive, and Year 11 Engineering Studies.

The W oy W oy campus

teaching faculty has expanded significantly as a result of the formation of the college and will continue to do so in 2003 when Year 9 students at Umina arrive.

The traditional areas of construction are well supported by the college's current intake of students, with a pleasing observation for the college being that many of the male-dominated areas are now being infiltrated by a healthy sprinkling of girls.

This is obvious in the Computing, Design and Technology, and Industrial Technology courses.

Girls are also making their presence felt in Engineering Studies.

At the junior level, several girls are not put off by the dominance of places by males. " Th ese a re no t to ken enrolments, but truly competitive with females being the dominant students in terms of performance and results in many cases," according to campus principal Ms Carolyn Carter.

"This is a healthy trend which the college intends to encourage in the future."

The college faculty has recorded its pleasure with the college restructure.

"Classes are larger, offering more competition to individuals, and the line structure gives students great versatility in subject selection."

School newsletter, March 22

Holiday camps planned Broken Bay Sport and Recreation Centre, located at the mouth of the Hawkesbury River, just around from Patonga, has a variety of children's camps planned for the holidays.

The camps cater for all age groups and start with a sevenday teen challenge camp for Years 7 to 10 from April 13 to 19.

There are also camps for Years 2 to 6 from April 20 to 26 and 22 to 26 and a senior camp for Years 10 to 12 from April 20 to 26.

All the camps offer activities including abseiling, rock climbing, ropes course, canoeing and a range of night time games and activities.

For those who want to focus on a particular sport, Broken Bay is offering three exciting specialist camps this holidays.

For the outdoor adventurer,

there is the climbing and abseiling camp for Years 7 to 10 from April 15 to 19.

There will be a variety of abseils and climbs whilst learning different belay techniques.

For the keen fisherman, there are two fishing camps, run in conjunction with the Department of Fisheries, from April 22 to 26 for Years 4 to 6 and from April 15 to 19 for Years 7 to 10.

Broken Bay Centre is also an accredited AYF Sailing School and is running a Learn to Sail Pacer Dinghy Sailing Camp on Broken Bay for Years 4 to 6 from April 22 to 26.

Also on offer is the Broken Bay “Survivor” Expedition Camp from April 22 to 26.

Prices start at $206, with all food and most equipment supplied.

For further information, contact the Department on 13 13 02 or log on to www.dsr.nsw.gov.au Press release, April 4

Empire Bay year 6 girls win the local final of the NSW Softball Knockout Competition.

Empire Bay wins at softball The Empire Bay Year 6 girls softball team took out the local final of the NSW Softball Knockout Competition at Ettalong Oval on Tuesday, March 26.

The first game was against Brisbania, with Empire Bay winning 13-7.

Olivia Dawes pitched accurately and Brooke Simpson did a superb job as catcher.

Empire Bay went on to play Woy Woy in the second round and again were successful, winning the game 19-5.

In this game, Stevie Cummins, Olivia Dawes and Bree Simpson all pitched and Brooke Simpson continued as catcher, with Dawes replacing her in that position towards the end.

The final was then held between Empire Bay and Kincumber, and again Empire Bay was successful, in an exciting match.

Bree Simpson pitched.

Dawes continued to be a consistent catcher, and Emma Mumford and Kristen Fallon did a reliable job on first base.

All the girls in the team batted consistently, with base running as one of their strengths.

Congratulations went to all team members: Kayla Arbelo, Kate Rowan, Kristen Fallon, Kimberly McKinnon, Emma Mumford, Renee Parker, Tatum Scharkie, Georgia Phillips, Bree Simpson, Olivia Dawes, Stevie Cummins and Brooke Simpson.

Mrs Kim Dawes positioned the players and selected the batting

order, and her efforts proved successful.

Mrs Dawes was also thanked, along with Ms Peno, for coaching the team, and the Year 6 Empire Bay boys team was thanked for training with them.

Hannah Ray was thanked for scoring all three games with a broken wrist.

Thanks also went to Mrs Dawes, Mrs Brenda Simpson, Mrs Denise Rowan, and Mrs Michelle Simpson for helping out with transport on the day.

The player of the day voted for by all the team was Kristen Fallon, who showed tremendous improvement in her skills and who played hard, even with injuries.

School newsletter, March 27

Round three win to the Bay Empire Bay Public School was successful in defeating Bateau Bay in round three of inter-school cricket.

James McNamara and Matthew Fallon batted first.

Matthew Jones (26) and Kayne

Hassett (14) were the best of the batsmen, supported by others including Thomas Pope, Lachlan O'Donnell and Daniel Willis.

Matt Kemsley and David Provest provided stubborn defense and at the completion of 30 overs, the team was 7/72.

Empire Bay bowlers restricted Bateau Bay to 65 runs.

Best of the bowlers were Matthew Jones (3/5), Lachlan O'Donnell (2/7), Daniel Willis (2/6) and Thomas Pope (1/21).

School newsletter, April 3

Learn to swim NSW Sport and Rec re at ion’s C ent r al Coast Regional office will conduct a f iv e-day intensive Swimsafe Learnto-Swim Program at Woy Woy Pool these April holidays.

The program for pre-schoolers and school children has seen thousands of Central Coast children successfully learn and develop their water safety skills.

Each child receives five 40minute lessons in a class suited to their ability for $22, not including pool entry.

All of the Department’s instructors have their Swimming Accreditation.

Press release, April 4

Kip McGrath

Page 14 – Peninsula News - 9 April 2002

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The Troubadour Folk and Acoustic Music Club brings musicians to the Central Coast to perform with and entertain local residents The club meets on April 12th at CWA Hall, Woy Woy All welcome

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST Recognition and celebration of the life of Spike Milligan

Gosford City Council is establishing a working group to look at ways of recognising and celebrating the life of Spike Milligan, such as an annual comedy festival. If you have an enthusiasm for the life story and artistic contribution of Spike and some ideas on how these can be celebrated, you might like to be considered for membership of this group.

Please send your expression of interest to the General Manager, Gosford City Council, PO Box 21, Gosford, 2250, or e-mail to goscity@gosford.nsw.gov.au, not later than Friday 19 April, 2002.

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Security

Alarm Systems Gosford City Council is seeking Expressions of Interest from individuals or groups to lease a Council-owned Heritage Item located on George Downes Drive, Kulnura.

The building is constructed of timber slabs typical of a small farmhouse, and is situated on a large parcel of land in a quiet rural setting. It was built in 1910.

The land forms part of the Mangrove Dam water catchment area and, as such, is subject to certain restrictions on its use. The building has been upgraded and refurbished and it is considered suitable for a variety of uses including •Community Centre •Arts and Craft Centre •A keeping place (Museum) •Tea Room or Restaurant •Information Centre As a scheduled heritage item, preference will be given to uses that demonstrate a respect for the nature and significance of the building. The land is classified as Community Land and is subject to a Plan of Management.

Expressions of Interest addressed to the General Manager, Gosford City Council, PO Box 21, Gosford, 2250, quoting reference No. 382.21.00, close on 31 May 2002.

Further information or an appointment for inspection of the building can be arranged through the Heritage Officer on Ph : 4325 8365. The Heritage Officer is only available on Wednesdays.

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9 April 2002 - Peninsula News - Page 15

Sport

Thomas elected president Paul Thomas was elected president for the 2002 year at the recent Woy Woy Football Club annual meeting.

Thomas, a police sergeant, was a long-serving Roosters player who was a part of the teams of the 1970s under the coaching of John Monie.

For the past eight years, he has been a director of the licensed club along with being a member of the Football Club committee.

Other position holders include Richard Smithers (Football Secretary), Geoff McMahon (Senior Vice-President), Noel Annand (Junior Vice-President) and Peter Read (Treasurer).

New committee members Robyn Nash (Canteen Coordinator), AJ Skinner, Bob Porter, John Brooks, Alan Moses, Russell Porter, Keith Robertson and Bruce Robins will join the existing working committee to form the backbone of the 2002 season campaign.

Peter Read, April 4

Swim for surf club The Umina Surf Life Saving Club swim will be held on April 14.

The 400m swim will start at 10am and the 2km swim at 10.45am.

Juniors and seniors are welcome to compete in a variety of age divisions.

Registration will be taken from 8am at the club.

The cost is $5 for the 400m swim, $10 for the 2km swim, and $15 for both swims.

All proceeds go to the club and all competitors will receive a race swim cap.

The club will also be running a surf craft sale and swap day from 9am to noon.

Those attending are expected to include sellers of craft, wetsuits and retailers of surf equipment and surf wear.

Other items expected to be on sale include nipper boards, surf skis, Malibu and race boards, surfboards, wave skis and paddles.

There is a nominal charge for sellers.

With inquiries, call Bill Heber on 4341 9897.

Press release, April 3

Experienced players join Roosters Four experienced players have been added to the Roosters' playing roster for the start of the rugby leag ue s e ason n e xt Sunday, April 14, following the retirement of a number of long-standing players at the end of last season.

The new players are led by former ARL player Josh White, who has been with the Wyong Kangaroos for the past two seasons Josh, along with some of his close team mates, was looking for a fresh start in 2002 and is understood to have eagerly jumped at the chance to link up with the Roosters.

The decision of White to link with the club was the catalyst for Shane Wilson, Dean Hutchinson and Mick Burley to sign with the club.

"The signing of Josh, Shane and Mick Burley will replace the experience which we lost with the retirements," coach Tony Clarke explained.

"Dean Hutchinson has the skill and speed to fill any position in the backline.

"He scored something like 18 tries last season for Wyong so

he will give us value wherever he plays.

"We have got some great young guys like Scott Wilesmith, Adam Moore, Layne Martin, Troy McLellan and Adrian Overton ready to make the step up, so we really didn't need to go looking too far".

For many seasons, Josh White competed at the highest levels of Rugby League.

Stints with CanterburyBankstown,Western Suburbs and Illawarra in the ARL preceede d his e xtensi ve overseas travels which included a highly successful run with Salford in the UK. For the past two seasons Josh has been with the Wyong Kangaroos under the coaching of his brother Kyle.

Josh said: "At the end of last year, I had pretty well had enough of the game, but a bit of a break at the end of the season and a positive chat with Tony Clarke made me think that I still had a bit to offer."

The season 2002 kicks off next Sunday with the clash against the Terrigal Sharks at Duffys Rd. Peter Read, April 4

The council skatepark at Umina

Skateboard clinics on again Gosford Council is conducting skateboard clinics for beginners and intermediates at Umina Skatepark over the April school holidays.

The skate clinics aim to teach the basics of skateboarding to beginners and take intermediate skaters to a higher standard.

The classes are an opportunity for children aged six and above to visit the skate parks and become comfortable in mixing with other users.

The skate parks are designed to be used by all standards of

skaters.

Each applicant must wear a safety helmet and knee and elbow pads and must have their own skateboard to participate in the clinics.

Some safety gear will be available for hire on the day.

Experienced skate instructors, supplied by the Coastal Skateboarders Association, will conduct the one-hour classes with a maximum of four people per class.

Beginner and intermediate classes will be held at Umina on Wednesday, April 17, at 9am.

Classes cost $8.80 per session (including GST).

There will be a competition after the final clinic at Narara (noon on April 18) for all clinic participants, with prizes awarded.

Registrations may be made with the cashiers at Council’s Gosford and Woy Woy offices.

Classes fill quickly and most are fully booked prior to the day.

For more information, contact Council’s recreation officer John Ferguson on 4325 8430.

Press release, March 28

Roosters knocked out The tight defence and mistake-free football of Bathurst St Pats was too much for the Woy Woy Roosters.

Woy Woy, the defending champions, was eliminated 16-32 from pre-season knockout rugby league competition on a cold afternoon in Bathurst.

For the second week in a row, Woy Woy was required to undertake a long road trip, following two home games and victories over Wollongong Bulls and Queanbeyan Blues.

Against the "Blues", a last minute try to man-of-the-match Dean Hutchinson and conversion

by Dave Maryska provided the win and saw the Roosters draw the strong Gungahlin Bulls in Belconnen.

The team patched up due to injury, cast aside a broken down bus mishap to defeat the "Bulls" and stay alive in the competiton.

Hooker Chad Trudgett made his First Grade debut and was outstanding as were back rowers Grant Stuart and Layne Martin.

The quarter final in Bathurst turned out to be a tough contest with St Pats revelling in the chilly conditions to end the Roosters'

fine run.

Strong defence and minimal errors forced the Roosters to play catch up football for the last two quarters, which proved a task beyond them.

"We tried hard but nothing seemed to go right for us," coach Tony Clarke said.

"The positive is that the young guys like Troy (McLellan), Chad Trudgett, Mitch Finnigan and Adrian (Overton) all got their first taste of First Grade football, and did themselves proud.

"We took the competiton seriously but the Premiership is now our focus."

Peter Read, April 4

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Players unretired their retirements at the end of last year have had a change of heart and will turn out for the Roosters this season.

Greg White, Phillip Tubby, Chris McCormick, Colin Tubby and Jim Macfadyen

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KROCS win national championship medals The Killcare Relics On Carnival Safari (KROCS) team, the masters team from Killcare Surf Life Saving Club (SLSC), has won six national medals at the Au s t r a l i a n M a s t e r s SLS Championships held on March 20 at Kurrawa SLSC, Queensland.

Kurrawa was the Queensland beach where more than 60 sharks had turned up to feed on the white bait, while 3500 master surf life savers, aged 30 plus, had turned up to compete in the championships.

The water event competitors were worried about the sharks, and the beach area competitors were worried about the KROCS, a club spokesman said.

KROCS' 170 years combined minimum age (CMA) beach relay team had the challenge of beating the Mermaid Beach team, which had been champion for the past four years.

The team was victorious and consisted of Chris McCormick, Colin Tubby, Phillip Tubby and retiring beach sprinter Greg White.

Other highlights of the day were two gold medals for Chris McCormick, one for the beach relay and one for his beach sprint.

Gold, silver and bronze for Phillip Tubby in the relay, beach flags and beach sprint, earning him the full collectors set of medals, one of every colour.

Gold and silver went to Colin Tubby in the relay and in his beach flags.

Jason Chapman won bronze in his beach sprint.

Killcare SLSC now holds the Open age, State and National Relay Championship Titles and the Masters, State and National Relay Championship Titles.

At the National Championships, KROCS won gold in the men’s open beach sprint for Stephen Munnery, second year running.

Gold in the under-19 beach flags went to Clayton Matthews, also for the second year running.

Adam Bird won bronze in the under16 beach sprint A touring team will attend the world championships at Daytona, Florida USA in May. For more information, results, photos or inquiries, email krocs@tpg.com.au or visit the website www4.tpg.com.au/ users/tubbys.

Helen Tubby, April 4

They are the three-time Woy Woy rugby league premiership duo Hayden Berry and Jason Carpenter.

Both former Country players, Berry decided that he had the desire to play once again and following discussions with his brother Mitch (Roosters centre) and coach Tony Clarke, contacted club officals to advise of his desire to once again play with the Premiers.

A desire to play along side former rival Josh White was a major factor in his change of heart.

"We always went pretty hard against each other but there was always that level of respect," said Berry.

"We always got on well of the field, so I'm really looking forward to it."

Given the signing of White, it seems certain that Berry will fill the vacant fiveeighth role and form a lethal partnership with his former nemesis.

In December 2001, Jason Carpenter headed off overseas with his wife Mel and son Harrison, for a workingfootballing sojourn in the UK. A PE teacher at St Edwards College, Carpenter arranged a leave of absence to take on a similar position in the North of London.

An added bonus to this would be a chance to experience rugby league in English conditions.

Regretfully things didn't work out as planned, with the Carpenters returning to the Coast midway through March.

"We had a great time. It's a pity things didn't work out, but it was a great experience anyway," said Carpenter upon his signing with the club last week.

"When I got home I realised I was still keen to play, and obviously didn't really want to play for anyone else but Woy Woy." The return of Carpenter and Berry gives coach Tony Clarke even more options in the quest for back-to-back premierships, and will see the Roosters field a team full of strike weapons, the like not seen for many seasons.

Peter Read, April 4

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Community centre opened The Peninsula Community Centre and Peninsula Theatre were officially opened in a ceremony at the theatre last Saturday morning.

Aboriginal performers from Pondii Indigenous Dancers started the ceremony with dance and songs, giving the audience of 120 the opportunity to participate in one dance.

Gosford Council's director of community services, Mr Phil Rowland, welcomed Member for Peats Ms Marie Andrews, representatives from the Ministry for the Arts, the architects and builders, the Woy Woy Little Theatre, and from the community centre association, as well as councillors attending.

This was followed by a welcome by Mr Barry Duncan, secretary of the Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council.

President of Woy Woy Little Theatre Mrs Barbara Hickey acknowledged State and Federal grants to the theatre company to help set up the theatre.

"We've already tried it out and its success exceeded expectations," she said.

Long-time theatre member Mrs Pat Gilroy said: "It's a very special day, now that Woy Woy has its own theatre.

"The community is what makes a place and I think this is going to make a huge difference, specially for the young people."

Gosford Mayor Cr Robert Bell said the theatre was only made possible

The Peninsula Community Centre through the implementation of a special rates levy, the "Financial Strategy", five years ago.

"This is part of a 10-year plan for integrated arts facilities for the people of the Gosford LGA." President of Peninsula Community Centre Inc, Ms Katie Smith, said her organization had provided 27 years of service.

She thanked the Ettalong Beach Club and the Rotary club of Umina Beach for on-going support in fitting out the centre.

"This will be the benchmark for similar facilities throughout Australia,"

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She said the association needed to be willing to adapt to the changing needs of the community and the new building would give it that opportunity.

Cr Bell said the community centre was fully-funded by Gosford Council and would complement the PCYC building in Osborne Av, Umina, which was also fully-funded by the council.

He expressed the hope that the community would keep coming back as visitors and as participants in activities at the centre.

Mark Snell, April 6